The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-26 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market continues to be plentifully supplied with capital, and discounters are evincing more desire to obtain business at current rates. The quotations for first.class securities show a still further downward tendency, and transactions have been reported this morning at per cent. for bills having only a week to run, while three months' paper has been freely taken at 8! I per cent. The amount of gold taken to the Bank of England yesterday afternoon represented £5,000. There was no material alteration in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon. The failure has been reported of Messrs Da "Wolff, Schack, and Co., merchants, of Idol-lane. The liabilities are not supposed to be large. The bil!s of Mr T. W. Bradley, wine merchant, of Fenchurch-street, have also been returned. The debts are believed to be considerable. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this day, according to Reuters telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were quoted 64f. 50e. Flat. The English Stock Market has been rather de- pressed to-day, but prices have not receded any further. Last evening continental advices induced a reaction, and although nothing has since occurred to impart strength to quotations, values generally rule steady. Consols for money are 89, 1 ; I„ and for the account 89 Z. The New 1 hrees and Reduced Annuities are 871 ; March Exchequer Bills, 10s to GJ die.; June ditto, 15s to 12s die.; and India 5 per Cents., 1044 105 k. At the general meeting to-day of the share holders of the Royal Mail Steampacket Company, it was proposed by the directors to pay a dividend of £3 per share out of the ordinary profits, and a bonus of £2 per share from the insurance fund, free of income tax. In the Foreign Market the principal feature has been a rise in Spanish Passive and Certificates; the former being 30i 31, and the latter 131 14. The other securities are generally flatter. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 701 ; do. Consolides, 494 ; Mexican, 268 ; do. New, 24i 251; Greek, 21i 22 ; and the Confederate Loan, 62 64. In the Railway Share Market the dealers and brokers have been principally occupied with the arrangements for the settlement, and prises in some instances have shown less firmness. Caledonian Great Eastern, and Great Western have each de clined 5a., and Midland 155.; while North Western have improved £l. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have continn:d inactive without material change in prices. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in moderate request. Alliance, however, have declined to 30 31; European to 81 9. Bank of Australasia have improved to 701; London and Westminster to 99;; Oriental to 534. Hudson Bay Company have receded to 151 ; International Financial to 51 6 and London Financial to 20i. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do Account, Nov. 12 B9s i a 3 per Cent. Reduced B7d i New 3 per Cent. New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 — .1)o for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 - I‘lirch. June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4& 31 per Cent. 10 6 16 12 Do £5OO Do £ lOO and £2OO Bank England Stir, 61 per Ct. —. Do Account.. — INDILN GOVBRNMENT SEOUItITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 214 Do Account Do 5 per Cent. July , 1870 Di 4 per Cent., Uct, 1388 Do Certificates Do AccoaiLt Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Do 4i pel Cent. .. — Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 — Do 5i per Cent., May , 1879 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do Bondsil,o oo Do under £1,000... .............. .. • FOREIGN JUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent ............ Brazilian 5 per Cent .............. Do 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 ........ D o 11863 ................ Buenos Ayres 6 per, Cent .......... 92 Do Account"... ... Chilian 6 per Cent .................... Do 41 per Cent .................... Colombian 6 per Cent ................. 6 per Cent. .................... -- Do 6 per Cent. 1864 ................ -- Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 .............. Do 6 per Cent, 1864 .............. Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. Provisonal Land W arrant.. ...... Egyptian 7 per Cent .................. 951 Do, Second Issue .................. 951 5 Do £lOO Bonds .................... 96 Greek 5 per Cent., 1624-5, ex-Coupons.. 214 Do Account ........................ Do Coupon s ........................ De Account ........................ Guatemala 5 per Cent. ................ -- Do 1839 and 185 9 .................. Italian 5 per Cent. (Maremmana Railway) -- Mexican 3 per Cent . ................. 261 Do Account ........................ D o 1864 - Do 6 per Cent. Anglo - Fre nch ........ _die Ditto Scrip, £33 paid ................ d Do French Scrip, En. 25 f 20c ........ die d Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent .......... New Granada ........................ Do 2 per Cent. ................ Do Deferred .............. .. Do Land Warrants (Hectares) ........ -- Do Debentures, 4 per Ct. , April 1864.. Do do Aug., 1866.... Peruvian 41 per Cent ................. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) .......... Do slf per Cent:, 1862 .............. Do Account .................... Portuguese 3 per Cont., 1853 .......... Do Account ...................... Do 3 per Cent.,185 6 , 7, '9, 4 8 1 Do Account ........................ Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St ........ -- Do 41 per Cent., 1850................ Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent 1859.. Do i per Cent, 1862 ......... . 871 6 Do Anglo-Dutch Do Scrip, £-66 paid 83 BAnlinian 6 per Cent Do Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred - Do Account ...................... Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded ..... Do Account Swedish, 4 per Cent. Do Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 1 D o Account .. 1 701 D o £lOO Bonds 701 Do 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Do 1863 Scrip, £4O paid Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account 1)0 55 6 per Cent., 1862 ...... Do Account .................... — Do 6 per Cent., 1861 •.............. 421 Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian, 6 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 4} per Cent., Ex. 25f Dutch 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Do 4 per Cent. Certificates French Itentes, 2 per Cent.. 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Do Account .............. 64 Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. Pielnontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f ...... TWO 0 O'CLOCK, Console, Money B9i Dc Aecount B9l a Liverpool Cotton Market—This Dap• Market opens with a good inquiry. Sales, pro bably about 12,000 bales. The Price of Gold. --- The quotation of gold at Faris is about 31 per naille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.3 0 per .£1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price Of £3 - s. toil per ounce fbr standard g old, it appears that gold is 2-IC•ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. a ; advic from If amburg the price of gold is 423 p s er mark ''ke short exchange on London is 13.51 per ..£1 Sta. j id gold at the English Mint price is, therefore , about cent, 4.101 q ih Lyndon, than in, iiikElbltrg. ihar 100 Sk 1 100 steak Stook stock 10 ,took stook stock stock stook stock stock stock SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. share! Railways. p a ill l Closing Business Price. done. 8ir.,W01., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no div Do. B till 6p c.p an.has been paid to B. Dublin tt Belfast June. Dun.,Pcrtk,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. 'Wan.. and S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stir Ditto A stook Ditto East Anglian st (ireatNorthol S(wtiand Ireat Northern Do A stock Do B do t. S. an 1 W. of frelan,i Teat WePterr,Original Do Str Val vua. a too, Do. South Wales Do. IVt , st Mid. --Vxioro Do Newport DO Hereford Lancashire ct Yorkshire London and Blackly& ° Lon., Brhfht.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon.'& North Western Lon. & So , .th Western flan., Shet., & Lincoln. Alaryport and Carlisle. Dot shares.. .. Metropolitan Midland Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of irelano Do. t shares Mid Kent North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwloh Do, G.N.E. purohas, Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle Do. Stock - . & Darling Do do 185558 Do do 18:x,..61 North London Do New Do New, ISM . NorthStaffia,;.;birp 14 1 ootii ti Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Soot.. Mid. stook Shrews. and Welohpool Shropshire Union South South Eastern itaines,Wok.,andWok Taff Vale- ..... Do C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny, West Cornwall W. liartlepoolliarAß BRITISH P Railways SSESSIONS. Closing Price. Paid ltlantio & St Lawrence tom.,BarodaSz.Cent In , Gu. 5 per cent... Do. E. Shares... inflalo and LaKeilllrol Do. Preference ..... Bullalo,BrantAGodricl p. ot. bdo. Aug. 1, 187 1)o. do. July 1, 187 )o. do. June 1,1 K licutta.itS.Eastn. (Lin 'apeTown Dock Seri Demerara 7 p.o. per. pf miaritn. Bengal gu. 5 p. r.ast Indian. Q.u. 5 p. c Do. do. J Eat.... 4rand Trunk of Canada , Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent Do. Ist fret. Bonds.. Do. do. defer;ed...... Do. 2d Pre'. Bonds.. Do. do. dee:- cd...... Do. 3d P.O. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th I'ref. stook... Do. do. deferred...... (It.lndiaPentn.g - ua. s p. , Do. Gu s. 5 per cen , .. Do. New gua. 5 p. 0.. It. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent-- Do W. ot Canada St :re Do. New . • • Do. 6 p.o. '73 witiet opt Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.. • . Indian Branch Limited :•ladr‘s guar., 5 p. o. Do. 4i p. c. Extensici Dc. 4* d 0.... •. Do. Fifth Extension ifelb•Corp. 6 p. o. Both Nlelb. & liobson's Bay. Niewßrunswtok Candi. `ClansA - and 8.. • ‘l.lll.C'das po Ist pi b& ioinde ....... •• 1 0 . w. 1)o. Delhi.. ce ;- )o. d 0......• .... . 9 . 3 t , Do. runi aub .... : ;.; ;• do. indu.St. ih.) , ) 0,. 82 E 4 1231 121 i 51 61 31 33 16 17 84 86 105 107 131 413 6j 74 1:'91 130 142 141 129 131 8) 91 71} 75 53 54 39 42 91 101 1134 114 66 67 103 105 33 4C 113/ 114 04 90 641 (5i 111 P 2 131 1311 101 103 52 63 24 s 5 1661 107 i 65 C 6 95 f 6 125 130 3511 36i 9 10 , 74 84 , 118 123 1 14 p VI 77, 131 138 66 68 35 $7 82 831 8 0 155 160 34 4 i V 98 100 32 34 54 65 :00 101 idis pr 41 6 7 8 9i 10') 92 94 1004 )01 100 101 19 20 83 92 67 70 59 61 63 65 55 67 51 53 96 50 28 SO 26 `,'B 100}10 d pr id r 99 100 9 91 11 CO 32 77 81 d 100 101 93 05 88 00 8 CO g 80 83 99 NO 98i 991 id par 981 994 d 5 97 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 3t, 18;2 100 Do. do. 1883. 100 ADJ W.% 1877-84 100 94 96 96 6 Do. ^ p.c. Feb.& Aug 100 91 94 Do. 6p. 0.31ar.& Sept 100 91 Pt Do. Ep. o. Jan.&Jul). 10C 80 85 Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 78 81 ape G.llopc, ep (3,187: 100 iO4 106 Do.Ap &Oct. 188` 100 ;04 106 Do. 18; 100 1( 5 107 10. Jan. & July. 1891. 100 *O7 104 _;eylon, Nov.lSsB, 6p i 100 102 105 Do. 1878, do. 100 h 9 112 lattritius 6 p.ccut.lB73 00 102 105 Do. 1878 100 104 107 Do. ;882 100 105 108 Fatal Gov. 6 per cent 100 105 IC4 4.8.G0v. 5 p.o. J a.&.Jul) 100 93 96 J. S.W. Gov. 5 p 3.,181• 100 97 439 Dv. sp. c.,1871 to 137 , 100 95 97 Do. d0.,1888 & upwch 100 94 96 'few Zealand 6 p cent 100 102 1(.5 ';ova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 itteensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 100 102 1011 Aus Gov. 6 p.e.1868- 100 Do. 1.75 & irk ward 1 lOO 105 107 bric.Gov. 6v. Ja.&Jul) 100 - .00. In 6 p.c. An.Aoot.. 1 100 ,1041 1054 105 12 BRITISH MINES. 2 ambriau Consol. CiOlu 1 --Chiverton flora Amalgamated.. — /even G. Cons.(Tavist. 1 580 6 0 0 31 Drakewal:s.. East Bassett(lllogan) .w 55 60 East Caradon ...... :.14.1 23 24 21 sist Cara Brea 3.4.(. Of 71 East Grenville .. --East Lovell 2.13.6. 114 124 q"lltuasel(rtivistk. 41 11 Ism.&St.Aubyn(Gwen 60 6 4 Great Laxey, all 151 163 beat South Tolgus... IYs 14 2 ;. Wheal Vor (11elston 10 31 33 331 3 :lend's-Foot s.l3 17 39 iingsten Downs 4.18. 441 Ilargaret (Uny Lelant tll 7 9 larke Valley.. 4 Ivn , lv Iron Oro (Lim. 2)1 1% 4 /9 24 —iew Setun 231 CO 70 , crth Downs ..„ ...... 3 North Roskear. 2Ol 18 20 NY ti't Basset (liloor. 11 2 zorth Wheal Crofty . 2.80 21 2/ Prosper 3* 31 -rovidenee(Uny Lelni. 106.7 36 3i ,outhCaradon(St.Cleer 14 .20 540 '.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 13.V.1 33 36 ;tray Park Pin Croft s 15 16 —Vest Basset (1110.7,an).. 11 8 9 VCr radon (Liskeard a 5 6 west Chivertoll •Vcst Sown ...... 471 200 210 V hesl Basset (Mogan 54 90 93 ,%'heal Buller(Bedrutli; 1 0. F 1 2 14 WhealLucluott Mary Ann ;Men 8 15 17 Wheal 3eton 584 200 205 Wheal TrCIRWIIey (Lis 7 18 24 _.Xheal Union 4 I 14 PREFERENCE SNARLS. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 1014 Great A orthern, 4) per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 101 _ _ _ LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL& S. York. and River Dun, MI FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, SI Bahia and San Francisco klion.) gua. 7 per cent., 1 4 1 Belgian Eastern Junction, 1} Imperial Mexican, 21 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), O} West Flanders, 8} FOREIGN MINES/ St. John del Rey (lira.), 31 B2ANKS. Alliance (litn.). 33 30 Ditto, new, 32 29 Ditto, new, issued at 20:pm., 15 17 Anglo Austrian, Australasia, 70i Bank of Egypt, 2. 1 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 33i, 3 Commercial Bank of India and the East, Ditto, issued at 10:pm., of which 10 is pd , 271 Consolidated Bank, lira., East London, lira., 5i English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 20 European Bank, lim., 81 9 Imperial Bank (lira.), 29 Land Mortgage Bank of India. lira., London and Brazilian (lim.), 42 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23 London and County, 701 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, Jim., 10i London and South African, 21 20 . k London and South-Western, Una., 21 London and Westminster, 041 Merchant Bank, lira., 2 )5 Mercantile and Exchange, lira., Ditto, new, 7i Y'etropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 18 National dank, Ditto, new, 61f Oriental Bank Corporation. 531 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lira., 11 Union of London, 5t DOCKS. East and West India, 1361 London and St. Katharine, 67 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, Um., 81 City Offices, lint., 2i Credit Fonder and Mobilicr of England, 61 Ditto (V), 3 Egyptian corn. and Trading, lint., I 1 Bi,glish and Australian Copper, Ij Financial Corpc,ration, Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lint., 61 Hudson' Bay, 15 Imperiil s Mercantile Credit Asso., lint., C 1 a International Financial Society, lint., 6 51 Joint Stock Discount, lint., 3 i 3 London Financial Association, lira., Royal Mail Steam, smith, Knight, and Co., lint, 3i 141 4 131 30 74 1 i I iO3/1 3 38 I►3j ► 2 15 95 115 i lIIf ; 131 k 34 Business dont rHE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESD Y EVrANING, OCTOBER 26, 1864. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day, OLD COURT. (Before Mr Baron Martin ) CHARGE OF WOUNDING WITH INTENT, ETC. Raymond Roderiquez, a Spaniard, was indicted for the manslaughter of a man named De Leon. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased and the prisoner were in a publichouse, the Rose and Crown, St, George's-in-the-East. A quarrel took place, when Roderi uez drew a knife and inflicted such injuries upon De Leon that he died in a short time after. Tho jury returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter. The learned Judge sentenced the prisoner to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour. NEW COURT. (Before Mr Justice Willes.) SENDING THREATENING LETTERS TO LORD CURZON. John hill, about 50 years of age, described as a farmer, was indicted for feloniously writing and tending certain letters to Viscount Cut zm, son of Earl Howe, threatening to kill and murder him for some fancied injury his family had sustained through Earl Howe. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and conducted his own defence. From the statement of the learned oounsel, the evidence of Viscount Curzon and other witnesses, and the letters re ceived by the noble lord, those relied on, containing the threat to kill, were received in the month of February and August last, and stated that the prosecutor's father was formally a tenant and occupier of a farm belonging to Earl Howe in Leicestershire, and that for some cause he had been refused a renewal of his tenantcy of the farm, and being called upon to give up the farm the prisoner and the other members of his family conceived the idea -that their father had been unjustly ejected by Earl Howe's bailiff from the farm, and the prisoner complained that ho had been entirely thrown on the world and his family grossly injured. The prisoner was charged with writing the letters in question, and when the officers arrested him he admitted writing the letters, and intended to carry the threat into execution. It also appeared that the prisoner, on the 12th of July hat, was seen by a police. sergeant walking up and down Hollis-street, and to delibe rately break two windows in Lord Cul zon's house. decTared - Wilia"rheYEicr said WhiFtlifskrlit ci 'stated inatcaned he was taken into custody by Sergeant Bird, of the detec tive force, he was taken to Scotland-yard, and after Lord Curzon had been sent for, ha was offered £6O to go to Aus tralia, which he refused. The statement was positively denied by Sergeant Bird. , The prisoner did not address the jury, but merely stated that he was innocent. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. The learned Judge, in passing sentence, said—lt must bo clear to every person in court, as it is to myself, that you are an exceedingly silly person—indeed I believe you to be a very great fuol. The jury have had to consider your silly, doltish, and foolish conduct, and they are of opinion that you are guilty of the charge imputed to you. Fools, how ever, must be taught that they cannot commit clime with impunity. Had the jury not taken a considerate view of your case, and recommended you to mercy, the Court would have feltdt incumbent topass on you a severe sentence,because the idea that landlords can tyrannise over their tenants in this country is perfectly absurd, wicked, and foolish. Prisoner—l never did it. The learned Judge continued—Your conduct has been most contemptible, and the sentence of the Court is that you bo committed to the House of Correction for two years, with hard labour. Prisoner—Well, I didn't do it, and I'm as innocent as you are. THE LATE FATAL SHOOTING IN EPPING FOREST. John Mourdant, a respectable lad, surrendered to an in dictment charging him with causing the death of another lad, named Jameson. The prisoner, it will be recollected, met the deceased and some other boys in Epping Forest, and after some angry words had passed between them, the defendant, having a short Enfield rifle in his hand, threatened to shoot the de ceased, and placed the rifle to his shoulder, when it went off, the contents lodging in the body of the unfortunate boy Jameson. The defendant, when he saw Jameson fall, exclaimed, " My gracious 1" and did all he mild to hasten medical assistance. Jameson, however, lingered for some days, but eventually died. After the evidence had proceeded for a short time, the learned Judge said to prove a case of manslaughter it was necessary to prove a case of great negligence, but the pre sent appeared to be purely accidental. The jury immediately returned a verdict of acquittal. The learned Judge said he had been considering whether he ought to make any remarks to the prisoner, but he ap peared to have suffered much already, and he had no doubt his parents had already done that in a snore effectual man ner than he could hope to do. The defendant was then liberated. BENDING A THREATENING LETTER. Daniel Christopher, 41, clerk, pleaded guilty to an indict ment for feloniously sending a threatening letter to Thomas Hopper. Mr Sleigh and Mr Orridge prosecuted, and Ur Bowden defended. It appeared from the statement ma 'e by Mr Sleigh that the prosecutor is a merchant, in the city, and he had acted as the guardian of a widow lady, whose husband had been in his service. The prisoner was her nephew, and she leaving some property he thought he was entitled to it. There was not the most remote reason for the supposition, as the prisoner was not known to the prosecutor until long after the lady's death. Ho then made a claim on the pro secutor with the threatening letter in question. A sentence of eighteen months' imprisonment was passed upon the prisoner. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,---This day. MARLBOROUGH-ST [tEET. BRUTALITY TO A CAT.—Robort Parker, a boy, living in Green's-court, Peter-street, St, James's, appeared before Mr Tyrwhitt to answer the complaint of the Royal Society fur the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of cruelly illtreat ing and torturing a cat. Mrs Ann Mason, residing in Peter-street, stated that on the 23d of September last she saw the defendant kick a cat in the most brutal manner, causing it to scream from agony, On expostulating with the defendant ho made use of the vilest language towards her. She.then went to the office of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and on ono of the officers (Dobie) seeing the cat it was still in great agony and unable to walk. In answer to the magistrate Mrs Mason said the cat was quietly walking across the road when the defendant kicked it, and she had to speak to the defendant before owing to his cruelty. Mr Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 20s or a month, stating that he was a cruel young fellow, and would go on till he got illtreating human beings. WESTMINSTER. UTTERING COUNTERFEIT COIN AT RAILWAY REFRESIL MENT ROOMS.—Lavina Sullevan, a young woman, was placed at the bar charged with endeavouring to utter a spurious five-shilling piece at Mr Henry Fisher's, the rail way refreshment rooms. Pimlico. Ellen Sherborne, barmaid at the London, Chatham, and Dover ?ermines said that last evening the prisoner came to the bar and asked for a glass of ginger brandy, on pay • ment for which sho tendered a counterfeit five- shilling-piece. Witness immediately saw it was bad and told prisoner that she could not give change. She afterwards told her that it was not a good one, upon which prisoner said that she was not aware of it. She then entered into a long statement of having had the money given her by a gentleman, near the station, but subsequently materially altered the nature of her statement. 'Witness sent for the superintendent, and the prisoner was given into custody. Prisoner said she was in great distress last evening when she met a gentleman with whom she had been on terms of intimacy, who gave her five shillings, telling her he was going to Brighton, and when he returned, which would be this (Wednesday) evening, he would perhaps give her another. She did not know where the gentleman was to bo found. Mr Fisher's barmaid said that there had been several attempts made of late to pass bad money at the railway refreshment rooms. There had been no less than three counterfeit pieces presented to her this week, but f ortu• nafrly - she had detected them immediately. - Mt Arnold remanded the prisoner until Monday, offering to accept bail for her appearance, if she could get it. SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Oct. 26.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Msjesty's ship Geyser, from Plymouth. Sailed—Plover, for Bat badoes. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 25.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Hornet, from Loud= for Sydney—London, from London for Mel bourne. BRISTOL, Oct. 25.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Juno, for St John's, Newfoundland. BRlxnAm, Oct. 25.—Wind S.W.--Arrived—Refuge) from Nassau. DARTMOUTH, Oct. 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Rosa Bouheur, from Cephalonia, SWANSEA, Oct. 25.—Wind S,E.—Sailed—St Ifelier, for Sierra Leone. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 25.—Furet and Providence, both from Gravolines—Weidenghelin, from Calcutta—Anne Catha tino, from Leghorn. Sailed, Oct. 26—Corcyra, steamer, for Malta and Alex andria—Gustav Maria, for Buenos Ayres. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed, Oct. 25,—Sovrano, for Genoa—Magionetto, for 'AL,lap—Napier, for Auckland, all from London—Con stance Amelia (bark), from Sunderland, for Carthagena. Authored—Uity of Bombay, flom Calcutta, fur Loudon. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. TUESDAY. An unusually large entry and acceptance for the last of the great autumn events distinguishes the Cambridgeshire of this year. With one or two exceptions, the field, in point of quality, hardly differed from that for the Cesarewitch, A number cf but very indifferent performers promised to swell its ranks—of racehorses, in the true meaning of the term, a very few. As in the Cesarewitch, too, the young ones appeared to have the best of the weights. Speculation has exhibited the usual amount of fluctua- tien which the returns from the Corner have made us all , equainted with. Brick and Gratitude have kept remark ably firm, and yeah rd,y afternoon saw the resuscitation of another old favourite in Stockinger. The favourable reports as to what Columbia had done with L,rd Burleigh and Ely brought her also to a short price, while Ackworth and Sac charometer, the former especially, were supported with great Out of the 51 enteral on the card the large field of 33 faced the starter at the appointed hour-1 15—but a very tedious delay, caused by the breakinrs away of some and the reluctance of others to come to the front, kept everyone in suspense for upwarls of an hour. At length came the welcome cry of " t hey'r e off," and soon a compact-looking body were seen ascending the bill. Approaching the rails both Brick and Gratitude were seen t,.) be beaten, Sacchero meter, who had been going well to this point, also retiring, while in the front rank were perceived the colours of the Marquis of Hastings, Baron Rothschild, and the Count do Lagrange, along with those of Columbia's and the High flyer's dam colt. The race resulted in an interesting struggle between Ackworth and Tomato, the former winning in the last two strides by a short head. The All-aged Stakes of 100 soya each, h ft; 15 soya ft, if declared in the Craven, and 25 sovs ft if declared in the July meeting; these fts to be divided between the first and second horses; 2-yr-olds to carry 7st ; 3-yr-olds Bat 121 b; 4-yr-olds: and upwards, Oat 51b. The winners extra. Bretby Stakes Courso. 16 subs. Mr B. Angel's Lord Burleigh, 5 yra, 9at slb (F3rdhatn) 1 Lord Coventry's Exchequer, 5 yrs, Oat Sib .. (J. Adams) 2 Sir J. Hawley's Argonaut, 5 yrs, 9st Sib (Wells) 3 Betting-7 to 4 each agst Argonaut and Lord Burleigh. wiae or Lila nOrses, jumpea rouna, ana was sett at nts post, Lord Burleigh took a slight lead as they got away, which he increased as he came on, and 7von in a canter by ten lengths, Match—both 3-yr-olds. Ab. M.; 200 sovs, h ft. Lord Annealey's Finesse, 83t 71b (For dhow) 1 Mr Payr.o's Olivia, 7st Gib Betting-7 to 4on Olivia. Olivia cut out the work at her best to the brow of the hill, where she was joined by Finesse, who ins few strides further took a slight lead and won cleverly by a length. Fifty Pounds, for 2-yr olds carrying sst 3.yr-olds, Bst 41b; 4-yr-olds, 9., 2.b; 5-yr-olds, 6-yr-olds, and aged, 9st 51b. The winner with his engagements to be sold for 300 guineas, if demanded, &c. Last three miles of B.C. Lord Westmoreland's Troubadour, by Lambton, 2 yrs, sst 71b Mr T. H. D. Tayly's Orloff, 2 yrs, sst 71b ..(F. Arnull) 2 Mr Naylor's Gay Deceiver, 2 3 rs, sst 71b (lluxtable) 3 The following also ran—Fusee, Lopear, and Lady Flo rence. Betting-6 to 4on Troubadou-; sto 1 agst Lady Flo rence. Orloff got away with a clear lead, followed by Gay De ceiver, Lopear, end Lady Florence, Fusee and Trobadour lying up. Crossing the flag the lead was considerably extended, and as they made the tun of the lands Fusee quitted his rearward position and joined the leaders, who ran in company to the site of the Old Duke's Stand, where Grimsbaw brought up Troubadour on the inside, and half-way joined Orloff, whom he headed a dozen strides from home, end won a good race by three parts of a length; a bad third. The others finished abreast, beaten off. The Cambridgeshire Stakes of 25 eovs each, 10 ft. and 5 if declared, with 100 added; winners extra; the owner of the second horse to receive 50 soya out of the stakes. Cambridgeshire Course. 221 subs, 80 of whom declared. Marquis of Ilastines's Ackworth, 3 yrs, 7st ..(Cannon) 1 Baron Rothschild's Tomato, 2 yrs, 7st 51b ..(Maidment) 2 Mr W. G. Bennett's Highflyer's dam colt, 3 yrs, bat (IL Sharpe) 3 The following also ran :—Twilight, Vivid, Miner, Blue Mantle, Saccharometer, Gabrielle d'Estrees, Donnybrook, Deerfoot, Prince Plausible, Old Orange Girl, Taj o, Brick, Birch Broom, Leonora, Accident, Tattoo,Queen of Trumps, Rose, Skeffington, Golden Drop, Muezzin, Stcckinger, Mail Train, Bayard, Planet, Valiant, Myrtle, Gratitude, Fanireluche, Canzmette, Mrs Somerville, Columba, Co lumbia, Battaglia, and Alabama. Betting-7 to 2 agst Stockinger, 11 to 2 agat Gratitude, 6 to 1 agst Brick, 10 to 1 agst Columbia, 10 to 1 agst Sac charometer, 12 to 1 agst Hightlyer's dam colt, 16 to 1 agst Ackworth, 20 to 1 agat Prince Plausible, 25 to 1 agst Birch Broom, 40 to 1 agst Queen of Trumps, 50 to 1 agst Skef fington, 1000 to 15 agst Blue Mantle, Muezzin, Bayard, and Mail Train, 100 to 1 sat Twilight, Vivid, Deerfoot, Old Orange Girl, and Taje. Exactly one hour was consumed at the post before Mr M'George was enabled to lower his signal, which fell to an excellent start; but in consequence of the haze that hung over the heath it was with some difficulty that the colours of the riders were distinguished. Alter running some short distanca nearly in line the squadron broke up, and Blue Mantle came on with a slight lead of Queen of Trumps, Saccharometer, Columbia, Highflyer's dam colt, and St:ck inger on the lower ground. having Gratitude, Brick, Ack • worth, and Tomato on their right. The next division, who were wide of their horses on the higher ground, was headed by Vivid, Prince Plausible, Planet, Birch Broom, Mail Train, Accident, and Alabama, with the ruck lying in a cluster in their wake, Teje, Rose, and Mrs Somerville acting as whippers in. Passing the new stand Blue Mantle gave way to Queen of Trumps, closely followed by Saccharometer, Columbia, Gratitude, and Ackworth, close up with whom were Brick, Stockinger, Skeffington, Vivid, Myrtle, Mail Train, and Count Batthyany's colt, but on rising the hill the leader was beaten, followed in a few strides further by Brick, Stockinger, and Prince Plausible. Saccharometer then came on with the running to the site of the Old Duke's Stand, whore he was in difficulties,. end shortly after gave way to Columbia on the upper ground, who, apparently full of running, held a clear lead of Gratitude, who was followed on her loft by Ackworth, Tomato, and the High flyer's dam colt to the rails, where Columbia dropped back, and loud shouts proclaimed the anticipated success of Gra titude, who was left in front, but these hopes were short lived, as she died away to nothing halt-way up, leaving the Baron's filly with the lead; but Cannon, who had been riding with exemplary patience, gradually drew upon her as they reached the brow of the hill, where he made a Nell- timed effort, and got up in the last stride, and won a splendid race by a head. The Higbflyer's dam colt finished an indiErent third, Columbia was fourth, Gratitude fifth, Vivid sixth, with Skeffington, Saccharometer, My rtle, Mail Train, Stockinger, Birch Broom, and Planet close up. The last lot comprised Accident, Prince Plausible, Dornybrook, B.ick, Deerfoot, Battaglia, and Fanfreluche, the two last being Mrs Somerville and Tejo. Selling Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 rove each, 10 ft, for 3- yr-olds and upwards ; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs if demanded, Sto. R.M. 6 subs. Lord Claremont's Troublesome, 5 yrs, 83t (Kelly) 1 Colonel M. Martin's Oberon, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b.... (Morgan) 2 Mr R. Ten Broeck's Peignoir, 4 yrs, Est 121 b (Ford ham) 3 Mr Saxton's Zara, 4 yrs, Bst (J. Grimshaw) 4 Overstone also ran. Betting-5 to 2 agst Troublesome, 3to 1 agstPeignoir, 4 to 1 each agst Zara and Oberon. Oberon made play to the bushes, followed by Troublesome and Peignoir, where the favourite took up the running, was never headed, and won ia a canter by three lengths. Peig noir was a bad third. Fifty Pounds for 3-yr-olds, Tat 111 b; 4-yr-olds, Bst 101 b; 5-yr-alds, 6-yr-olds, and aged, Bst 131 b, Maidens allowed 71b, Baron Rat hscbild's Hippolyta, 3 yrs ... ..( Daley) 1 Sir F. Johnatore' s Johnn y Armstr ong, 5 yrs (J. Gaeta) 2 Mr Longfield's Gem of the Sea, 4 y ra (Custance) 3 ...... (J. G r i ms h aw ) 4 3 • Y :e MA M I r r r Cherry's rii‘i;e rry s Sir Taylor'sl Handley intido:lgeheyarr,Cai3raohs yrs s , (F. C aro l]) 5 , 3 s .... (Norman) 6 1r G. Bryan's Lady H y lda, 3 yrs (Lynch) 7 Betting-6 to 4 agst Hippolyta, 6to 1 agst Sir Roger. Hippolyta, with a slight lead, closely attended by Johnny Armstrong and Gem of the Sea, came on to the foot of the hill, where, shaking off her horses, she wont in an easy winner two lengths in advance of Johnny Armstrong. Gem of the Saa was a bad third; Om rest were beaten off. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, for 3.yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. 12 subs. Mr Alexander's Peon, 3 yrs, 7st 4lb (Woodhouse) 1 Mr Craven's Almack, 4 yra, 7st 101 b Mr llodgman't, Ilawkshaw, 3 yrs, 6:t 101 b ....(Morris) 3 Walloon, Crocket colt, Crisis, and Chicot tho Jester also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Pon, 3to 2 agst Almack, 6to 1 agst Crisis, 10 to 1 agst any other. Chicot the Jester made play for the first quarter of a mile, when llawkahaw went to the front, attended by the Crochet colt. At the distance the latter dropped back and halt way up the cords Peon, coming with a rush, hewed the two others, and won easily by two lengths, Hawkshaw finished a length behind Almack. Crisis was fourth, Chicot the Jester fifth, Walloon sixth, and Crochet colt last. Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 30 EOVS, 2J ft, for 3-yr-olds and upwards; winners extra. T.Y.C. 5 subs. The highest weight accepting being 7st 61b, it has been raised to Bst 101 b, and the others in proportion. Duke of Beaufort's Crytheia, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Fordham) 1 Mr \Voou's Rose, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr Nelson's Gamecock, 6 yrs, Bst 51b ...... (Cowley) 3 Mr 1: rench's Nebula, 4 yrs, B,t 51b (Chelloner) 4 Mr Kellie's Reaper, 6 yrs, Bst 101 b (Custance) B e tting-7 to 4 aget Crytheia, 100 t) 30 agst Gamecock, 4 to 1 agst Rose, and 5 to 1 egst Nebula. Reaper got away in front, and was closely followed by Gamecock, Rose, and Cry theia into the cords, where th first named wore beaten, leaving Rose with a slight lead, which she retained to within halt a dozen strides of the chair, when Fordham brought up the favourite, and won a fine race by a short head ; a bad third. Optional Soiling Stakes of 5 buys each, mall 25 added, fur 2-3 r-old colts, Bst 121 b, and fitlies, Sst 81b, with selling allowances, T.Y.C. 9 subs. Mr G. Crook's Brovca Willy, by Wild Dayrell, 7st 51b, £6O (E. Taylor) 1 Lord Uxbridge's Herschel, 7st 51b, £6O (Mortis) 2 Mr Seymour's Bessy, 7st 11b, £6O (H. Covey) 3 The following also ran : —Godmersham, uetliet, 3ulea ton, Ninetta, Incision, and, Lord Roland. Betting-2 to 1 agst Incision,,s to 1 each agst Herschel and Brown Willy. Brown Willy jumped off with a clear lead, was never after caught, and won in a center by two lengths, a length sepa rated the second end third. liandiwip Sweepstakes of 15 says each, 10 ft, for 2 and 3 yt-olds. 16 subs. Mr Bowes's Coup d'Etat, 3 yrs, Bst 11b....(Woodhouse) 1 Mr Jackson's Sidev.ind, 2 yrs, 7st 21b (Carol) 2 'Mr Craven's Ptovisor, 2 yrs, 7st 21b The following also ran :—Moulsey, DAwdle, Idle Girl Athels'ane, Idumea, Black Duchess, Verdant, Kathleen and Pinch filly. Betting— 7 to 4 on Coup d'E!af, 6 to 1 agst Provisor, 6 to 1 apt Moulsey, 10 to 1 agst any other. The favourite, blipping his horses, cane on with a clear lead, and wen in a canter by two lengths, Sidcwind defeat ing Provisor by a length and a half. WEIGHTS FOR THE NURSERY-FRIDAY. at lb Z embesi At helstane Le Bernais Brobma Missionary Sancho.. Siberia Laurel Monitor Discretion Vest colt Heir at Law Eltham Scarborough Brown Bread Harold Watchbox The Swift Advance .. The Grinder King Arthur Edinburgh Jack Jukes J.I ONV VV 41Y Moostissima filly .. 7 10 Saloon Ardericca 7 10 Contract Lady Florence Welfare Provisor Whiteleg filly 7 7 Salpinotes Charity Troubadour 7 7 Hetty Indigestion Vixen .. Wild Poppy Goram (late Enone) King Alfred Hanstead .. 7 5 Canterbury 7 4 Sentinel Cadogen (late Chelsea) 7 4 Kate Hampton Spice Cacuta 7 4 Puck Doge st lb Endsleigh Latitude Sister Mary 7 3 Club Queen 7 3 Prosperity Arkansas Cockcrow Nu Amber .. 7 1 Red m ire Lily Lye 7 0 Jack Ketch Lavender Imogene filly Pink (late Kathleen Mavourneen, late Black Duchess) Mincemeat filly 6 13 Verdant General Rally Jevington (late Sante Ruisseau) Cram y Joss-stick Scheldt The Brigand Rose of Denmark B2lla 6 10 Grace Darling 6 9 Scylla Rosetta 6 8 011erton Glen Isla 6 7 Mishap oolt 6 7 Kildare Jetty Treffz filly 6 7 Pepper's Ghost The Gay Deceiver 6 6 Anadyomene Belgrave Lady Wildair colt Lansdown Camillus Cripplegate Cob web Lady Cochrane mey Bee Lady Rollo 6 0 Brother to Guerilla Mr. W, E, Forster, M,P., on American Slavery, Mr. W. E. Forster, M.P., presided last week at a meet ing held at the Mechanics' Institution, Bradford, under the auspices of the Western Freed Men's Aid Commission. He said that the address of that commission showed that in the progress of the fearful contest waging in the United States the slaves had flocked within the Federal lines in multitudes, in a condition of wretchedness and want, clothed in rags, toil-worn bymarohes, depressed and afflicted by privations and exposure. lie considered that, apart from the actual distress, the slaves of America had strong claims on the sympathy of England. lie could not forget that when the starving psoplo of Ireland were in great distress the Americans most generously came forward and relieved them. Ho could not forget that, a few months ago, when the sad and terrible war caused great misery in Lancashire, I notwithstanding the claims which the Americans had at home, they came forward most nobly to the assistance of the Lancashire poor. It was therefore now the turn of England to pay back to the suffering Americans, for though ' black these negroes wereAmericans,what they had done for us. Besides the claims of distress and gratitude, they had also the special claim that we Were friends of the coloured man and haters of slavery. They had also this claim upon us, that the existing state of things followed the emancipa tion of the slave in British dominions: It followed the efforts which had been made to bring the people of America to the same standard as ourselves, and to consider slavery a sin. No one could deny the stand which was made in this country against American slavery, and the protests which were being cons'antly dinned into the ears of Americans who came amor gst us, how inconsistent slavery was with their institutions, and that those remonstrances had had a great effect in raising that feeling in America which induced the people of that country to take such a position against the extension of slavery that the slave holder felt the institution threatened; therefore, he rebelled, and the war begen. He was not going to speak of the meats and demerits of that war, but should confine his remarks to the condition of the negro in consequence of it. They had heard that Mr Jefferson Davis had estimated the number of emancipated slaves at 2,000,000. Whether there was that number, or whether there was only one half, it was a set-off against the evils of the war, but such a change could not be brought about without immense suffering. They must expect it to be severe, and this country having been instrumental in bringing it about, we were especially bound to do what we could to relieve it. He did not regret that we had been thus instrumental in bringing the existing state of things to their present con dition, for we had only taken the position which wo would have taken the more strongly and the more earnestly years ago if we had known how. It was certainly not our fault that we had raised the standard of freedom, and done all that we could to excite our fellow-Christians in America who felt as they ought for their enslaved follow-citizens. It was not because we did our duty in this respect that therefore we were to blame; blame, of course, fell upon those who were now reaping the terrible punishment —upon those who preferred to continuo slavemasters rather than listen to the protests against it. Though the sufferings of the negroes were great, he must not allow those whom he addressed to go away with the idea that they were no better before their present condition was brought about. They had most delightful end encouraging proofs of the improve ment in the condition of the negro, there were encouraging instances of the noble manner in which, generally speaking, the negro race had responded to the 0411 that had been made upon them by the circumstances of the war. Gen. Banks, who was sent down to be governor of Louisiana after the Federal army had taken possession of it, had under his protection many thousands of emancipated negroes. In March last he wrote stating he had no doubt whatever the emancipated coloured people could discharge all the duties incident to the great change in their condi tion. lie had seen them in all situations within the last year and a half, and they seemed to have a clearer comprehen sion of their position and duties than many o' her classes. Among other things they demanded they should not be flagged, that they should only labour when they were well treated, and that their children should be educated. The touching earnestness with which these poor people asked for the education of their children was one of the most encour aging facts connected with their condition. Though when Gen. Banks assumed the command of that depart ment there were many thousands of coloured people without employment, and many suffering from disease, there were not in March 500 who were not self-supporting. Col. Hanks, the superintendent of negro slavery in the Gulf department, said, in February last, he had 6,500 coloured men at work on the abandoned plantations and fortifications, and he had no difficulty with them, although it was true that some of them had a dislike to return to their old masters. He (Mr Forster) considered that among all the different and extraordinary statements that had been published in the English press there had been no more common statement than that, however abstractedly slavery might be an evil, yet there was a great difficulty in getting rid of it; and that emancipation would practically end in failure, because negroes would never have the courage to fight for their freedom ; and such was the degraded condi tion that they would not work without being compelled. Both these assertions had been contradicted by facts. The slave had earned respect in America from those whose pre judices were against him. leEr Felbrigg, a Boston merchant, had grown large quantities of cotton in the Sea Islands ; and by holding out the hope to the negroes of good payment eventually he had proved, that with all the peculiar diffic culties under which the experiment was labouring, the cost of cultivation was very little more, if not kss, than when it was grown by the negroes during their slavery. Such a fact should make England hopeful with regard to the negro ; and it should also be considered as a commercial value for themselves- Even if the South sueeeeded, which was not so certain even in the eyes of their friends, slavery was disorganised to that extent that it would not do for England any longer to rely upon it, not merely as friends of the negro, not merely as men who wished that a great Mushy should no longer depend on the sinful system of slavery for its support, but also as men who had a commercial interest in the supply of the most important article of English in dustry being placed on the soundest foundation. They must look to these experiments with the greatest interest and hope for their success. The claims of the society were afterwards advocated by Mr L. Coffio, the Rev. Dr. Massie, end other speakers. Resolutions were carried in favour of the formation of an auxiliary at Bradford. A vote of thanks was given to Mr Forster for presiding, and for his efforts on the American question in Parliament. This concluded the proceedings. Corkiere dell Eattlia confirms the news that the Marquis Papoli presented his letters of recall to the Empe ror of Russia at Darmstadt. The journal adds that the Czar and Prince Gortschakoff expressed in the most cour teous manner their regret at his retirement, HEALTI.T. OF LONDON. (From the Registrar-General's Report.) In the week that ended on Saturday the deaths of 1,355 persons were registered in London. The average number of deaths in corresponding weeks of ten years, 1854-63, was 1,080, and if a correction is made for increase of population, it becomes 1,188. It appears tkerefore that the deaths ex ceeded the average number by 147. Scarlatina is the most fatal disease in the zymotic class ; it caused 100 deaths, 94 of which were those of children Six deaths from this disease occurred in the sub - district of St John, Weetmiaster,:and five in the sub-district of St. Peter, Walworth, Nine deaths were caused by diphtheria. Typhus was fatal :` , o 79 persons. Smallpox exhibits a low mortality; only five Coati's from this disease were recorded, the corrcc , ed average Auxnber being 13; 3S children died from measles, and 27 from whooping cough. Btonchitia was fatal in 305 cases, 119 persons died from pneumonia, 139 frem phthisw, and 3.3 I.om other diseases of the respiratory organs. Diseases of the heart caused 65 deaths; 112 persons died from diseases of the brain and neavous system ; four deaths from delirium t, emens were registered, and one death was occasioned by intemperance. Thir: y-five deaths occurred from accidents. Seven per sons were killed by vehicles in the streets. Two children and two adults were burnt. Five persons were suffocated, and Four persons drowned. A labonrer, aged 61 years, died in the workhouse, White chapel, from sufbcation, caused by a piece of beef lodging in the windpipe. A painter, aged 29, CDnanlitted suicide by taking nitric acid. Four nonagenarians died during the week. Last week the births of 997 boys and 957 girls, in all 1,984 children, were registered in London. In the ten cor responding weeks of the years 185 t .63 the average number was 1,895. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.315 in. The barometri cal reading was 29.92 in at the beginning of the week, and decreased to 28.71 in on Thursday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 53 1 deg, which is 4 . 0 deg above the average of the bame week in 43 years (as determined by Mr Glaisher). The highest day temperature was 79.2 deg on Wednesday. The lowest night temperature was 42'6 deK. on Friday. The entire range of temperatur e i n th e wee k aew-poitu, tecupeL.L.L. auta .4. „ The mean degree of humidity of the air was 77, complete saturation being represented by 100. Rain fell to the amount of 0.55iu. The general direction of the wind was SW and SSE. The births* registered in Dublin during the week ending Oct. 23 were 161, and the deaths were 78, in a population of 254,808 (in 1861), spread over an area of 3,808 statute acres. The deaths in Vienna, as returned by Dr Glatter, were 267 in the week ending Oct. 15, when the mean tempera ture was 47 5 deg, that at Greenwich having been 50.3 deg. * This return is supplied by the Registrar-General of Ireland. A deputation from the firm of Chubb and Fry, introducel by Mr Berkeley, M.P., had an int3rview with the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, at the office of the Board of Trade, yesterday, on the subject of their invention for communication on railways. LORD PETERBOROUGH AND THE MILLER'S , AUGLITER.—Like many other men of original genius, he appears, notwithstanding his miiitary proclivities, to have held the gewgaw glories of the world very cheap. High fashionable society wearied and disgusted him. He was in the habit of taking long walks into the country, and upon one occasion met with a remarkably pretty girl, with whom he was much struck. She was the daughter of a miller, one James Smithers, and a modest worthy girl. On the following day Lord Peterborough, giving the name of Copp, and attired in homely fashion, presented himself at the mill, obtained an interview with James Smithers, and offered a large sum—the amount is not specified—to be taught the art and mystery of the miller's craft, making no doubt some plausible excuse for the request, which was complied with, and Chas, Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough, under the name of Richard Copp, positively worked in a mill near the village of Wheatstone, for several weeks, in the hope of ingratiating himself with Jane Smithers. He did not succeed. " Pretty Jane" was engaged privately to the ECM of a neighbouring farmer, and one fine morning it was discovered that she had secretly married a week previously 1 The Earl was fiercely wroth, and in his rage revealed his rank. One can hardly suppose that John Bunt, the successful rival, and husband of " pretty Jane," would have appropriated the miller's daughter had the Earl tempted her with a coronet. As it was, ho had not only lost his love and the money premium paid to the miller, but got himself laughed at, sung in bal lads, and altogether made to cut a very ridiculous figure.— Ecceritric Personages, by 4 illianz Russell, LL.D. ROYAL GRATITUDE.—The Nord Zeitung of Hanover publishes the following anecdote on the occasion of the anniversary of the battle of Leipsic:— " After that famous engagement Frederick Augustus, King of Saxony, who had been one of Napoleon's most devoted adherents, was made prisoner and taken to Berlin. At the same time the whole financial administration of Saxony fell into the hands of the conquerors. Under these circum stances, M.B„ a Saxon superintendent of finance, who was devotedly attached to the Royal house of Saxony, thought it would be an act of patriotism on his part to secrete for the King as much as possible of the funds in his hands, He accordingly abstracted several millions of thalers, and in the confusion which then prevailed the Austro-Prussian administrators never missed the money, When the King was restored to his throne, M. B. solicited an audience to inform his Majesty of the existence of this sum ; but as, according to the etiquette of the Saxon Court, he was not of a rank sufficiently high to claim that honour, one of the Ministers, M. de Zeschwitz, was charged to re ceive his communication. M. B. then informed the Mini ster how ho had managed to secure the money and where he had concealed it. The Minister expressed his satisfaction, and at once communicated the fact to the King. 'M. B. has done exceedingly well,' said Frederick Augustus, ' but how shall we escape the obligation of rewarding him for this ser vice?' The Minister promptly replied, ' Sire, we will give him a reprimand.' M. B. accordingly received a letter ac• knowledging his good intentions and accepting the money. He was, however, told that he had acted very rash.y, but that the King was graciously pleased to overlook his fault and pardon him. M. B. was so chagrined by this reprimand that he died ift less than a year afterwards." THE ANTIQUITY OF THE HOTTENTOTS.— A remarkable ethnological problem is presented by the appearance of a single race in the southern province of Africa, entirely different from the South African family, both in physique and in language—a race of copper colour and low development amid dark races of noble Physical structure, and separated from them both by mental peculiarities, and by a language presenting features ex hibited in no other tongue. This poople—the Hottentots —are supposed to be the oldest people on the South African continent, and among the evidences of this is the fact that the rivers, even in the Bechuana territory, bear Hottentot names. Though found principally on the southern point of the promontory of Africa, various fragments of their tribes are met with far in the interior, even north of Lake Ngami, as if the race had been gradually pressed down from the north by more powerful tribes. It is en instance of the vitality of race, that the Bakalahari, the poorest of the Bechuana tribes, living side by side with the Bushmen, the most degraded of the Hottentots, under precisely the same circumstances, are as different from them as they ever were; the former gladly raising, wherever possible, a few pumpkins, or keeling a few goats, and the latter scorn ing any culture of the ground or care of cattle, and pre ferring the wild life and the poor game or vermin which the desert furnishes. Tho Hottentot peoples have been gradually disappearing before the attack of civilisation. In the beginning of the last century, a number of tribes were settled on the south-east coast, between the Cape and the river Kai, Some of these have been entirely exter minated ; others have become scattered servants of the colonists, or hate entered the Hottentot regiment in the colonial army; while a considerable body of emigrants have settled themselves on the Winter Mountain, near the Kat River. The whole number is not thought to exceed 20,000.-2 he Races of flee Cld World, by C. L. B uce. FILEY. IMMENSE CATO II OF HERRINGS: Never in the memory of the oldest fisherman has there been such a prodigious quantity of herrings caught as on last Monday and Tuesday night. One Filey boat ar rived on Thursday morning with 13 lasts, and the other 26 belonging to the place varied from 12 to 5 lasts each. It is computed that at Scarb trough and Filey alone not less than 70 boats contained on an average eight lasts each, and 10,000 being a last, the total of herrings delivered in these two places would exceed five millions. Taking an average of £7 per last, the sum realised would be nearly £4,000. A. barbarous murder of four ehilden by their father has just been committed at Port Neuf (Ain). A small farmer named Goy had lately been in a gloomy state of mind owing to domestic troubles and an accusation of robbery which weighed over him. Three days back, during the absence, ho first strangled with a cord two of his chil dren, ono aged 20 months and the other four years, and then placed them in bed, covering them over with a sheet. He next took the two others, aged seven and nine, to the • river Ain, and wading into the water drowned them both. L The crime completed, he went home, changed his wet clothes, and absconded. No traces have been obtained of • him. NARROW ESCAPE.—On Friday evening a little girl named Higgins, daughter of a tailor residing at Ashton-under-Lyne, foil into the canal between Hyde and Ashton. Harrison, a young man employed Iss a labourer on the public works near the place heard the scream of the girl's little brother, who was with her, and ran to the spot, Throwing off part of his clothing as he was going, he im mediSttly jumped into the canal and swam to her rescue. The place where the girl full in is very deep, end she had gone down a third time, when ho dived and brought her to the surface. The child was taken to the Waggon and Horses Inn and restored to consciousness, and sent home next day. Harrison was loudly cheered by the spectators. —Mane/water Cow-4r. SECOND EDITION. bUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 o'CLocßis SPAIN. MADRID, Oct. 25.—The Noticias states that Pt rU having refused to give explanations, diplomatic relations between Spain and that country are SUE. pended. SPORTING. INTELLIGENCE —This Day. -----4.--- -- NEWMARKET RACES—This Day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) OPTIONAL SELLING STAKES. Rattler ...... 01 , eron ...... 1 Wangle Eye .... Nine ran. L 5 T 0 PLAE. Hippolyta w o, GLASGOW STAKES. Olma aon Basilio .................... 2 LONDON GAZETTE---Last Evening, WAR. OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Om 25. 61st Regiment of Foot—Major General Edward Hunger ford Delays! Elers Napier to be Colonel, vice General John Reeve, deceased. ADMIRALTY, 0 CT. 22. The following promotion has been made :—Mr Samuel Lloyd to be First Class Assistant Engineer, with Bericrity of 18th October, 1864, BANKRUPTS. The following arc the on'y bankrupts o 7 commercial im portance in the Gazette : Mark Ilunaby, watchmaker, Salisbury Dm :d Kirby Viewer, upholsterer, Pimlico Robert Lees, cotton spinner, Oldham Edmund Whitehead, cotton spinner, Oldham Josiah L'udon, farmer, Old Stratford. VATIV, VariditßBr,siVlCeita; Hs.t.hanzzarden Mark Marks, broker, Cardiff Emanuel Lawrence, innkeeper, Shrewsbury John Hart, commission agent, Monkweli-street, City Hen•y Nowlen, builder, Rotherhithe Thomas Davies, cheesemonger, King's College-road, St. John's-wood. Thomas Baker, nurseryman, Surbiton-hill, Kingston on-Thames Professor Anderson and the Davenport Brothers. Yesterday afternoon, in accords ice with an invitation from Professor Anderson, a large party of ladies and gentlemen assembled i a St. James's Hall, to witness a performance in daylight similar to that gone through by the Brothers Davenport in the dark. The whole of the so-called spiritual manifestations, the tying and untying, were very cleverly accomplished by the Professor's daughter and Mr Sutton, his secretary, amidst the vociferous cheering of the audience, The tying of both artists previous to their being placed in the cabinet, was minutely inspected by Tom Taylor, Esq., and others, and after it had been declared perfect, in less than five minutes both the lady and the gentleman ap peared perfectly free, the ropes lying at their feet. The musical trick was also very cleverly performed ; and at its conclusion, - Godwin, Esq., proposed a vote of thr. , ,ks to the professor, which was agreed to unani mously. Mr Anderson, in reply, said the only objs. , ct he had in view was to show the absurdity of the so-called spiritual ism, and he hoped that what he had shown would convince all that ropes could be untied without the a'd of spirits, Course of Exchange,—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 22 12 22 Antwerp — 25 80 25 85 Brussels — 2.5 80 25 85 Hambu'g Paris . Short. 25 30 25 371 Ditto Mars( illes — 25 85 25 87} Frankfort on Maine — 1211 1214 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 28/ 29k Berlin — Madrid Cadiz — 47 472 Leghorn — 26 5 26 10 Milan.... — 26 7f 26 121 Genoa — 26 71 26 12/ Naples Palermo — 26 71 26 12k Messina — 26 7/ 26 121 Lisbon Oporto Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)......per oz., £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars ... • 0 0 4 Mr Henry Buller, 11, litho . Bench-walk, has been appointed recorder of Poole, in room of Mr James Stephen, resigned. Viscount des Meloizes Fresnoy, the new French Minister to the Court of Bavaria, has arrived at Munich to occupy his post. The Mexican schooner Angela, which has just arrived at Havre, came in with one of her crew in irons, for the murder of the second mate by stabbing, while off the As)res. The captain, in attempting to protect the officer, received a wound in the breast, and another in the hand, by which he has lost a joint of his forefinger. A fatal accident occurred in the Rue de Lille, at Montpellier, two days back. The walls of an unfinished house, belonging to a M. Vasserot-Chaffrey, suddenly fell in and buried a mason under the ruins. Immediate steps were taken for rescuing the unfortunate man, but as the remaining walls were in a very dangerous state the opera tion was likely to occupy too much time to leave any hope of finding him alive. A TORNADO.—Another of those terrible tornadoes from which Illinois is noted has lately passed over a portion of the State, sweeping all before it. A correspon dent, who writes from :Nlattoon, states that the tornado was heralded by a dense black cloud rising rapidly in the west, and rushing with fearful velocity over the prairie, accom panied by discharges of electricity so intense that they shook the earth like an earthquake. It struck the Central Rail. road at Mattoon, unroofing and blowing down buildings and carrying away every moveable thins in its path. Some of the cars were smashed to splinters, and one was carried half a mile away. Fortunately no lives were lost in that vicinity. --American paper. AMERICAN ELECTIONEERING AMENITIES.—The New York Tribune, while it ceenpies half its spice with abuse of Gen, 11I'Clellan, complains that the adhcrants of that candidate vilify Mt Lincoln. It asks—" What aro we to say of the patriotism of men who, in this hour of the nation's peril, bestow upon its constitutional head the fol lowing epithets : Filthy storyteller, despot, big Secessionist , liar, thief, braggart, buffoon, usurper, monster, ignoramus Abe, old scoundrel, perjurer, robber, swindler. tyrant, fiend, butcher, laud pirate, ace." This is tolerably well to begin with. A ease of self-destruction, singular at least as to its cause, occurred in the suburbs of Paris the day before yesterday. The unfortunate suicide was a stone digger, named Ferdinand P---, aged 24, a naiive of Lyons, who was afflicted with what:medical men call bulzus, or insatiable hunger. His earnings being altogether insufficient to satisfy his enormous appetite, though he ate scarcely anything bat bread, his fellow-workmen used to contri bute towards his support ; but, wearied with thus bur dening his friends. and worn out by his sufferings from the presence of lonia, which aggravated his hunger, he at lest caws to the desperate resolution of hanging him self, and succeeded in effecting his purpose. The annals of medicine records many instances of this disease, both in ancient and modern times, but the most remarkable case of late years was that of a woman named Anne Denise, who died in Paris only a few years since. This unfortunate person was afflicted with bulimy from her infancy, and while still a young girl used to devour as much as ten pounds of bread daily. Though not in indigent cireum. stances, she was twice arrested for stealing bread to satisfy her huuger. She was at length admitted into the Salpetriere, and placed under the treatment of Dm Esquirol and Amussat, but to no purpose, for she left the Salpetriere as voracious as ever. Her hun. ger varied its intensity; at ordinary times she could manage with 121bs. of bread per day for three or four months of the year she would eat from 201bs. to 241bs. ; and for 10 consecutive years her appetite was greatly aggravated in spring. On one occasion, when she had thought of keeping Good Friday as a fast-day, she ate more than 301bs. of food in 24 hours. As she advanced in years her appetite became depraved, and she took a liking to grass and flowers, espe cially buutter-cups, of which she would eat an immense quantity. To relieve the colics caused by this unnatural food she used to drink brandy, of which the became very fond, :and at last died a few hours arter taking a Whole litre at once. When on her death-bed and unable to take food, sho begged her sister to oome and eat near her, and hor last words were :—" Since it pleases God that I shall eat no more, let me at last have the pleasure of seeing you eat." It is a remarkable fait that on a post mortem exa mination her stomach was found to be exceedingly small, while her liver was unusually large, and all her other viscera quite sound and of normal size. General the Count de Palikrto made hie entrance on Sunday into Chalons sar-Marne, the second town of his command. The houses were handsomely dressed out, and all the authorities were in grand costume to receive the general, who went through the town on horseback accompanied by a brilliant staff. A grand dinner was given in the evening by the commander of the division the Marquis de Liniers. stock et oct stool , all 100 (000 100 1 0 0.00 all all all all all En 3 1001 1 1001 44 31 113 j